A helpdesk ticket only checks ping to a leaf management IP and then declares the fabric healthy. What is the main flaw in that approach?
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Short Explanation
Pinging the management address is like calling the building's front desk and assuming every elevator and hallway works because someone answered the phone. The phone line can be fine while the data-plane floors are dark. Real fabric health needs underlay, overlay, and forwarding checks too.
Full Explanation
Reachability to a leaf's management IP confirms only that the management path responds. Underlay routing, EVPN/VXLAN overlay state, and data-plane forwarding can still be degraded or down. Declaring the fabric healthy from management ping alone is therefore insufficient; operators need broader fabric monitoring. Management addressing is normal on Junos DC platforms and ticket closure time is not a technical health definition.